NEWS

The Ottawa Senators, which found themselves down a man often, weathered the Cumberland Grads' power play opportunities and emerged with a 6-0 victory.

Ottawa was led by Connor Bebb, who grabbed one goal. Bebb scored 4:11 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Ottawa. Derek Varrin provided the assist.

The Senators forced Grads' goaltenders to work all game long, firing 40 shots and forcing 34 saves. Paul Leger made seven stops and Kevin Gollmer made 27. Ottawa's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on nine Cumberland power plays. The Senators' defensive effort looked to be improved. Ottawa averages 2.3 goals allowed per game. The Senators outdid their season average for goals scored. Ottawa averages 3.8 goals per game. The Senators' penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as Ottawa finished with 28 penalty minutes.

Ottawa additionally got points from Carl Faucher, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Ottawa included Joey Champigny, who had two and Johnathan Kovacevic and Ryan Cranford, who each put in one. In addition, Ottawa received assists from Cody Bean, who had two and Sean Rappleyea, Isaac Anderson, Bruno Cheff, and Thomas Crevier, who contributed one each.

Cumberland excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in five chances. The Grads could not produce up to their normal offensive output. Cumberland puts an average of 2.3 pucks into the net per game. The Grads could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 20 minutes in penalties during the game.

Ian Andriano rejected 20 shots on goal for the Senators.